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I also fall under the "non-crying" category when talking about Million Dollar Baby. This, of course, in no way indicates that I didn't find the film extremely moving. As to not spoil the end for those who have not seen it, I will simply say that the second half of the movie caught me completely by suprise. The only movies I remember clearly that made me tear up are Forrest Gump (the whole "I miss you, Jenny. If there's anything you need, I won't be far away" scene) and Schindler's List. Though House of Sand and Fog is pretty depressing at the end.

I will mock your words instead!!!!

If anything, I think winning for PoA will hurt his chances of winning next year with "Memoirs of a Geisha". Williams has been wanting to do this for a long time, and he'll probably pour his heart and soul into it (when has he not?....okay, well maybe Space Camp). I'm sure the score for that film will be terrific.

What the hell are they blabbering about? Yeah, all those small time films like Star Wars, Raiders, E.T., Jaws, Schindler's List....no one remembers the music to those. And my favorite Yeah, writing 2 hours worth of music, creating primary and secondary themes which can come in subtle variations or full out suites all in the matter of weeks, and still make it on par with the best classical music being written today.....what I con artist.

Williams should be a lock on the basis that the entire score is divided into so many different musical styles, renaissance, jazz fusion, mock-rossini, etc...The composers listed along with John's nominated score would never be able to do something like this. Look at the deversity between the following cues: Aunt Marge's Waltz, The Knight Bus, Double Trouble, The Whomping Willow and the Snowball Fight, Buckbeak's Flight, The Dementors Converge, Hagrid the Professor, etc...Not only are they different, but they function beautifully in the movie, and do not distract from the action and dialogue. I listened to Passion and all the tracks sound repetitive. I can't vouche for the others, but William's score for PoA is such a great culmination of his previous work, and works almost like a sampler on CD.

king mark, thanks for pretty much re-writting what i just wrote. (note: do not read that as an offense, i just found it amusing that it's fairly similar to mine!)

I don't think John has had this much chance of winning since '93 with Schindler's List. He might have won in '01 if he didn't get a double nomination, but seriously, I'm looking at the other contenders and I'm laughing. While there are certainly other scores that deserved to be nominated in place of certain others, the current list doesn't boast much challenge. The only score that I would be worried about is "Passion of the Christ". But Debney isn't a Hollywood favorite and doesn't have much of a history. I mean look at this list: Finding Neverland - Jan A.P. Kaczmarek Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban - John Williams Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events - Thomas Newman The Passion of the Christ - John Debney The Village - James Newton Howard Neverland was a sleeper at the theater (meaning not many saw it), Lemony didn't get a ton of good reviews, Passion was controversial, and the Village was plain awful. Although this isn't the actual basis of voting, it doesn't help either. Over the passed decade I've been worried over the results because of tight competition, but things look really good for him this time out. I'm glad the terminal didn't get nominated as well, only because it would hurt his chances again, but I still think it is a better score.

You are correct sir "two questions: one, where's the fife, two, gimme the fife."

I hope everyone realizes that this is from "The Simpsons"

I'm sure a handfull of you have the ET special edition. It was really cool to see Williams playing one of the themes on the piano, with a younger Spielberg standing beside him enjoying the performance! That was the first time I actually got to see Williams play anything on the piano.

i figured i wasn't the first person to post this, but i honestly didn't feel like paging through numerous threads to find it. i'm lazy, and quite a few people replied.

Didn't mean to get you upset buddy. It's just how I inferred the beginning of your review. I'm still certain that "source music" is stock music, or music gotten from an existing library.

is this right? i also went to the website for hal leonard and the price exceeds $500!!!! Did Williams actually sign these things....and in blood? I'll make you a deal....any JW fan who wants to send me their physical home address via e-mail, just let me know if you have a tendency to leave a bottom level window cracked. also, shoot me a message when you're not going to be home, and if the security devices have been de-activated....just curious. oh, and where are the signature editions located in the household?

is that supposed to be a "The Anti-Nowhere League" reference, or are you just trying to tell me in a polite, non-defensive manner that no one gives a crap?

I'm no Biology major, but are you sure you spelled Staph correctly? I know it's a common bacteria, but I've never seen it written quite like that.

When I read the beginning of the man's review, he was clearly upset that there was "unknown" music and "source" music (music derived from a different source, and not composed for a film). He even went as far as deducting the minutes from the total time because he was under the assumption that this was not "original" score, and was placed on the album as filler. More specifically, under the Source Music category where it lists the National Anthem, he even repeats himself, citing it as, in fact, the Krakozhia National Anthem. oh, and it is silly that Williams would write source music for his own film, which is exactly why he didn't. The author of the review thought that the anthem was not written by Williams.

But he has never played on any of his own recordings?

I was reading Jason LeBlanc's Cue and CD analysis and was staggered to discover the CD had source music on it. I have listened to it a number of times now and when I read the review and was dumbfounded because I didn't even notice. I dove further into the review to see where this mysterious source music was burried. Under the "Source Music" section contained only one piece "Krakozhia National Anthem". Do my eyes deceive me? I'm sure this has been covered before on previous posts, but I thought this item was rather funny considering that Krakozhia is a fictional country with an equally ficticious anthem. I hope that all of the readers of the acticle realized, as I did, that Williams has obviously composed a piece of music that apparently deceived quite a few people. Upon my first listen, it really did sound like a believable anthem, and if i didn't have a prenotion of the falsity of said country, then I may have fallen to this trick. Just another example of John's fluid ability to adapt. Tim

There is a lot of piano work in Williams' work (being that it is one of the most domesticated instruments to identify with - and that it's his primary instrument). Does Williams play the piano on most/all of the recorded scores? Is what we hear on the soundtrack actually his fingers gracing the keys or is it 3rd party source/member of the orchestra?

magical_me, i just realized my own stupidity. i looked it up on amazon.com, and they had both books. at the site i was able to enlarge the pictures for both, and the cheaper one with "meeting tom riddle" is a late elementary version (that explains why it is a lower difficulty). now i can purchase safely. thanks!

See the following webpages. http://www.pianospot.net/cat8/1703712.html The above website is for one version of The Chamber of Secrets http://www.pianospot.net/cat8/1703727.html This is for the second version. The first one is less expensive and has fewer pieces, but all of them come from the movie, while the more costly, thicker volume has the following: Family Portrait and Hedwig's Theme, which, if memory serves me correctly, were published in the piano book for Sorcerer's Stone. The first one has interesting choices like "Meeting Tom Riddle" "Prologue And The Escape From The Dursley's", but lacks "The Spiders" which is in the second one. Also, the difficulty level is different. The first one is rated a 4 out of 6 (6 being the hardest), and the second option is rated 5 out of 6. Can anyone steer me in the right direction on this one? I am having trouble finding these books available in stores, and I want to buy the right one. Any help?? Thanks